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Released
  
October 1981

Artist
  
Tom Tom Club

Label
  
Sire Records

Length
  
39:35

Release date
  
October 1981

Genre
  
New wave

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Recorded
  
November 1980–April 1981

Producers
  
Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, Steven Stanley

Similar
  
Tom Tom Club albums, New wave albums

Tom Tom Club is Tom Tom Club's first album, released in 1981, containing the UK hit singles "Wordy Rappinghood," which reached No. 7 in June 1981; "Genius of Love," which reached No. 65 in October of the same year; and "Under the Boardwalk," which reached No. 22 in August 1982. When released in the U.S., "Genius of Love" peaked at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100. Both "Wordy Rappinghood" and "Genius of Love" topped the U.S. dance chart.

Contents

The album was re-released on May 19, 2009, as a part of a two-CD deluxe package with the band's second album, Close to the Bone.

Slant Magazine listed the album at #87 on its Best Albums of the 1980s list.

Track listing

All tracks composed by the Tom Tom Club; except where indicated.

Side 1

  1. "Wordy Rappinghood" - 6:27
  2. "Genius of Love" - 5:34
  3. "Tom Tom Theme" - 1:25
  4. "L'éléphant" - 4:50

Side 2

  1. "As Above, So Below" - 5:23
  2. "Lorelei" - 5:05
  3. "On, On, On, On..." - 3:33
  4. "Booming and Zooming" -4:32

Side 1

  1. "Wordy Rappinghood"
  2. "Genius of Love"
  3. "Tom Tom Theme"
  4. "L'éléphant"

Side 2

  1. "As Above, So Below"
  2. "Lorelei" (Remix)
  3. "On, On, On, On..."
  4. "Under The Boardwalk" (Kenny Young, Arthur Resnick)

CD version

  1. "Wordy Rappinghood" – 6:27
  2. "Genius of Love" – 5:34
  3. "Tom Tom Theme" – 1:24
  4. "L'éléphant" – 4:51
  5. "As Above, So Below" – 5:22
  6. "Lorelei" – 5:05
  7. "On, On, On, On..." – 3:33
  8. "Booming and Zooming" – 4:35
  9. "Under the Boardwalk" – 5:46
  10. "Lorelei" (Remix) – 6:17
  11. "Wordy Rappinghood" (Long Version) – 6:42
  12. "Genius of Love" (Long Version) – 7:26

Deluxe Edition CD1

  1. "Wordy Rappinghood" – 6:27
  2. "Genius of Love" – 5:34
  3. "Tom Tom Theme" – 1:24
  4. "L'éléphant" – 4:51
  5. "As Above, So Below" – 5:22
  6. "Lorelei (Album Version)" – 5:05
  7. "On, On, On, On..." – 3:33
  8. "Booming and Zooming" – 4:35
  9. "Under the Boardwalk" – 5:46
  10. "On, On, On, On... (Remix)" - 3:44
  11. "Lorelei (Remix)" – 6:17
  12. "Spooks (Single Version)" - 6:32
  13. "Elephant (Single Version)" - 5:12
  14. "(You Don't Stop) Wordy Rappinghood (Single Version)" – 4:08

Personnel

Tom Tom Club
  • Adrian Belew - guitar
  • Chris Frantz - drums, co-producer
  • Tina Weymouth - bass, vocals, co-producer
  • Monte Browne - guitar
  • Tyrone Downie - keyboards
  • Uziah "Sticky" Thompson - percussion
  • Lani Weymouth - vocals
  • Laura Weymouth - vocals
  • Loric Weymouth - vocals
    • Technical
  • Steven Stanley - co-producer, engineer
  • Benji Armbrister - engineer
  • Kendall Stubbs - engineer
  • James Rizzi - cover art

    • Songs

    1Wordy Rappinghod (You Don't Stop)6:28
    2Genius of Love5:35
    3Tom Tom Theme1:24

    References

    Tom Tom Club (album) Wikipedia
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